EP1841149A3

System, method and apparatus for extending wireless personal area networks using conferencing connection

Abstract

A system, method, and apparatus are disclosed whereby a wireless Personal Area Network (110,160) such as a Bluetooth piconet may be extended to a remote location beyond the normal range by means of a conferencing connection (145). The conferencing connection (145) may comprise, for example, one or more ISDN lines or an IP connection between two or more conference endpoints (100, 150). The broadband connection may include a video channel, an audio channel, a control channel, and a Bluetooth channel.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP1608128A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	XAI	Search report	1-8,10-14,17,20,23
US2004034723A1	Cites	United States of America	XI	Search report	1-7,10-14,16-20,22-25
JP2005086690A	Cites	Japan	X	Search report	1,5,8,10,14,15,20,21

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278321	United States of America	–	2006-03-31
27832106	United States of America	A	2006-03-31
278321	–	–	–
US20060278321	–	–	–

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EP1841149A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2007-10-03
JP2007282219A	Japan	A	2007-10-25
US2007264988A1	United States of America	A1	2007-11-15
CN101075896A	China	A	2007-11-21
US7675537B2	United States of America	B2	2010-03-09
US2010110161A1	United States of America	A1	2010-05-06
US8368739B2	United States of America	B2	2013-02-05
EP1841149A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2013-12-25
EP1841149B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2017-11-01

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2020-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-11-27	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2019-10-01	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2018-10-10	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2018-09-07	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2018-09-07	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2018-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-08-02	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2018-05-11	Standard patents granted in hong kongGrantedGR	GR	HK
2018-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-04-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2018-04-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2018-03-07	Patent invalid in the netherlands as no translation has been filedMP	MP	NL
2017-12-14	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2017-11-01	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2017-11-01	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2017-09-29	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
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2017-09-22	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
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2017-06-08	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2017-06-08	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: GRANT OF PATENT IS INTENDEDSTAA	STAA	EP
2016-11-04	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: EXAMINATION IS IN PROGRESSSTAA	STAA	EP
2016-08-10	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2014-09-03	Designation fees paidAKX	AKX	EP
2014-07-16	Designated contracting states (corrected)RBV	RBV	EP
2014-01-01	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2013-12-25	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2013-12-25	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2013-11-26	Amendment of ipc main classPREVIOUS MAIN CLASS: H04L0012560000R079	R079	DE
2013-11-22	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
2013-08-21	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)RAP1	RAP1	EP
2007-12-07	Requests to designate patent in hong kongDE	DE	HK
2007-10-03	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2007-10-03	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2007-10-03	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2007-08-31	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

System, method and apparatus for extending wireless personal area networks using conferencing connection

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